Cash is King in Cyprus

3/22/2013 7:26AM

With banks still closed, Cyprus is an island where cash is king. WSJ’s James Angelos reports from Cyprus where businesses are growing wary of accepting checks and long queues continue to form at ATMs. Photo: Reuters

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